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Groupon To Stop Merchandise Sales And Concentrate On Experiences

PYMNTS

The firm plans to move from its current deal-focused approach to concentrate on local experiences, such as local painting classes or wine-tasting dinners, as The Wall Street Journal reported. Groupon registered revenue of $612 million for the quarter, short of the $709 million that analysts forecasted.

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How global treasurers and CFOs should approach an erratic economy

Future CFO

Challenging during volatility—but can’t be neglected Frequent and accurate cash forecasts are an organisation’s eyes and ears for maintaining cash visibility and liquidity while predicting cash flow amid a fickle market (and between a pandemic, geopolitical instability, and recession worries, fickle has become the baseline).

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Meta, Amazon, Snap, Pinterest: What to Watch in the Stock Market Today

CFO News Room

Eli Lilly reported quarterly profit and revenue that beat forecasts. Some of those that held up best strayed from their traditional investing grounds, or concentrated on the shortest maturities. . Keybanc cut its price target for the Twitter shares to $40 from $70. ConocoPhillips reported a $2.6 billion profit in the recent quarter.

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The Mentoring Round | Jeff Bray, CFO, Semperis

CFO Thought Leader

Inside The Mentoring Round, Semperis CFO Jeff Bray emphasizes the importance of concentrating investments on the best ideas rather than spreading resources too thinly. He also plans to improve budget reporting to business units and implement stronger governance structures to support scaling operations.

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Uncertainty Is All Around

Fpanda Club

From the FP&A’s standpoint the level of awareness and the level of accuracy can be used as these dimensions and then incorporated into forecasting and analysis. Regular update of information to check those facts against them ensures accurate forecasts based on the one-point estimate or a range with a high level of confidence.

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Round Trip

Barry Ritholtz

Forecasting Folly : Did you get sucked into the endless predictions of doom and gloom ? Recall John Kenneth Galbraith’s observation: “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” Never forget: Forecasts are marketing. Were you convinced by the people who saw the Recession coming ?

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Difference between Sales Planning and Revenue Planning

The Finance Weekly

Strategic Sales Planning When it comes to strategic planning, sales shouldn't just focus on yearly targets but also look ahead with sales forecasts. Sales planning focuses on forecasting potential cash flows and profitability , laying the groundwork for achieving desired sales targets.